Alma Record PON and National News Nuggets
Alma Record PON reports Danis Bown as editor and manager with brief horizon notes from 1903 including Midway debt, Buckeye LDP five-mile auto record, and Senate health rumors. Mentions Boston Detroit pennants, Whitmore Lake reunion, Canadian militia at the Soo, Michigan dental meeting in Belding, and state tax levy hitting record highs. Roosevelt backs Cuban reciprocity. Burrows helps align Michigan.
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Michigan
Congress
Roosevelt
Burrows
Kalamazoo
Ithaca Plans Opera House By Stock Company Venture
Ithaca residents back an opera house project with the formation of the Ithaca Opera House Company to be organized once sufficient stock is subscribed. A new block is planned opposite the Imperial Hotel to house the venture.
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Ithaca
Ithaca Opera Hones Company
Imperial Hotel
Bivins and Rhodes Market Claims Health Pills
An ad style snippet promises Major's Neural Pills with guarantees and recommendations, mentioning Bivins and Rhodes as sellers and implying relief from symptoms like nausea and furred tongue. The fragment suggests a health patent or patent medicine pitch characteristic of period ads.
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Bivins & Rhodes
Methodist Appointments At Jackson Change Year’s Pastors
Conference at Jackson ends with new appointments across Lansing district. Alma gains J W Davids, Ovid moves Rev Wooton after three years, salary up 250 dollars. Lyons gets H E Wylie. Elm Hall Riverdale Elwell get new pastors. Presbyterian and Baptist notes, club meetings and lodge activities listed through October.
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Jackson
Lansing
Alma
Wooton
Ovid
J. W. Davida
Ashley
J. W. Hayward
Breckenridge
J. Valentine
Elm Hall
W. T. Gilpin
Ithaca
J. W. Cook
Middleton
Sethton
W. H. W. Webster
Perrinton
O. J. Golden
St. Louis
C. Robinson
H. E. Wylie
Riverdale
Elwell
Lyons
Missouri Girl at Alma Opera House Delights Crowd
Frederick Raymond’s Missouri attractions are praised for honesty and quality. The Raymond company delivers a memorable performance with The Missouri Girl at the Alma Opera House on Saturday October 3, showcasing improved shows and strong audience demand.
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Fred Raymond
Raymond
Soft coal stoves touted by local dealers this week
Local stove makers claim soft coal burning stoves now rival hard coal. Smith & Glass promote Cole's hot blast with six styles and a giveaway ticket, Thompson & Sanderhoff feature the Retort Oak by Marion Tennessee, and J S Caple offers the Garland Wonder Garland from Detroit. all three showrooms host demonstrations this week for buyers to compare merits.
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Messrs
Smith & Glass
Thompson & Sanderhoof
Caple & Son
Thompson & Sanderhoff
Marion
Ted
Alma Aad
J. S. Caple
Garland Stove Manufacturing Company
Detroit
Parker Wins Easy In Forfeit Wrestling Match
Parker defeated the Flying Dutchman after agreeing to throw the opponent five times inside an hour to collect a $100 forfeit and gate receipts. The bout followed Reakes injury from a prior match and set up a future $500 purse clash between Parker and Reakes.
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Bobby" Reakes
Alma
Harry Walker
Massachusetts
Mr. Reakes
Dwyer
Grand Rapide
Mr. Parker
Reakes
Parker
Court Dismisses Plaintiff in Error After Empty Argument
The scene from a Supreme Court hearing shows Chief Justice Waite stating the court need not hear further argument when counsel for plaintiff in error had presented a futile case. The deaf lawyer misheard and muttered for Carpenter, who responded in a loudly informal exchange.
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United States Supreme Court
Matthew Carpenter
Wisconin
Waite
Carpenter
Sid
Global Alcohol Traditions Across Asia and Pacific Regions
Describes diverse beverages and distillation practices in Asia and the Pacific. Notes potent liquors from unknown sources, coconut milk as a base, plum wine by Japan, and flower wines like motherwort and peach. Mentions Chinese methods producing rice and pea spirits and even an alcoholic drink from mutton.
Sunday Excursion to Manistee from Alma
The Anna Arbor R RK offers a cheap Sunday trip to Manistee on October 1. A special train will depart Alma at a.m. Round trip fare is $1.00. Trains run through to Manistee without change.
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Manistee
Anna Arbor R. RK
Lake Michigan Shore
Alma
Mark Twain’s First Earnings Tale
In a reminiscence, Mr. Clemens recalls his childhood mischief at age four. He explains a school rule against marking desks, the punishment fine, and how his father offered a private alternative, steering him away from public punishment and yielding his first earnings in the process.
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Mark Twain
Mr. Clemena
Clemens
Another September Wedding in Alma Area
A pretty September wedding took place at the brides parents home as Jessie M Il O Marah wed Marion P Cheney. The ceremony at 2 pm featured Mint Florence Sypes on the wedding march and Rev J R Wooton officiating. The couple plans a week in Detroit before settling in Alma with gifts from relatives and friends.
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Il, O, Marah
Jessie M
Marion P. Cheney
Mint Florence Sypes
J. R. Wooton
Lillian Jackson
Miss Bessie
Birney Cheney
Cheney
Detroit
Alma
Shepherd
Will Jackson
Ithaca
Birney
Reuben Cheney
Newark
Florence Sypes
Muir
M. J. Goodell
Logansport
Ind
J. A
Painter A M Cross Seeks Work in Opera House Block
To the Public a notice by A M Cross inviting patrons to trust him with house painting decorating and hardwood finishing. He highlights parquet floors as a specialty and lists his room location as Room 15 Opera House Block.
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A. M. Cross
Opera House
Morphine and drug habit cure offered by Manhattan Therapeutic Dept
An advertisement promises a permanent painless home cure for morphine cocaine laudanum opium and other drug habits. It claims immediate relief and restored appetite sleep, with treatment by a nerve specialist. It offers a free book and confidential physician correspondence from department B at 1135 Broadway New York City.
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Mannattan Tuerarerric
Broadway
New York City
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Biano
Danis Bown
Official Paper OF
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Tur
Alexander Dowie
Wall Street
Boston
Pittsburg
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Third Michigan Cavalry
Whitmore Lake
Clarke
Ohio
United States
Soo
Central Michigan Dental Association
Belding
Chicago
Gratiot County
Edward
Derrott
D. W. H. Moreland
John Hock
Henry Merdian
Robert Conway
Merdian
Indow
Herman Weartell
Public Works Department
John Jefferson White
Public Works Office
Moreland
Churches and Societies
Church and Socie Note
Presbyterian Church
Louis DeLamarter
D. D
Mich
Baptist Church
Fitz James Lodge
W. K
New Century Club
Edward Hanowh
Woman's Club
J. T. Ewing
Anlo
Missouri Opera House
Lowat
Flying Kates
Manswellane
To Tee
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Alma Young
Mary Neves
Kerord
Sal Joratio
Kelly
Hellboy
St. Nod
Kent
Hitte, Wy
Sprague
Fond Horeon
Deslrow
Jaci Alveumin
Saieeinen
Lous
Lincoln
Umott
Perenne
Miligan
Cirnait
Gratiot
Chancery
Nurk Helbrek
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Isa
Ontario
Dominion of Capeds
Hert Hayes
Pikaal
Ajims
Ole Aerky
Suies
Ion
Cire Judeo
E. A. Bivins
Severne Wine Co
J. S. Caple & Son Hardware Dealers
Alma, Mich
Goye
California
Ate Toon Topeka
Sante Halfway
Santa FE
Mia Rixsu
Micblan
Gratiotsa
Prine
Ehnos
Jodie
Rijn Comvill
George Graham
Tedwen
Emi
Secret Service
St. Louis, Micb
Hayt & Pierce Co
C. H. Decker
Kentucky
Peice
Geo. Elias Alma
Gor Romttekins
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